A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal further clarifies that the required intent for a finding of professional misconduct depends on the nature
Practitioners are entitled to criticize their regulators and colleagues, to a point. However, when the tone and content of the criticism undermines the integrity of
For over a century and a half there has been debate and inconsistent court decisions about whether regulators have jurisdiction over members for their unprofessional
The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that under the Regulated Health Professions Act the regulator is permitted to combine various processes into a single
The Quebec Court of Appeal grappled with whether the sanctioning of a Judge should focus on whether the Judge’s behaviour could be reformed or whether
There are significant restrictions upon regulators gaining access to mental health records, especially from a psychiatric facility, without the consent of the patient. A Court
A recurring issue at hearings is whether to grant adjournments, particularly to retain legal counsel. In Evgueni Todorov and Sophia Nikolov v. Ontario Securities Commission,
How closely do courts review reasons for decisions in registration cases? In Alfahem v College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, 2018 ABQB 539, http://canlii.ca/t/ht02l,
Should regulators go public with safety concerns before they are fully established? That was the issue facing a regulator, a hospital and the government in
In Moore v The Law Society of British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 1084, http://canlii.ca/t/hssff, an applicant (Ms. Moore) had conditions imposed on her registration because of